Analysis of US College

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Analysis of US College University Library
Home Pages

• Steve McCann
• University of Montana
• librarydigitalprojects.com

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Chris Beckett
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Library Access A Long-Tail Problem
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Chris Beckett
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Methodology

• 1,803 Library Websites Found
• 570 with their own domain ( 32 )
• i.e. http//lib.umt.edu/ not http//umt.edu/lib
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• Ranked with Alexa.com
• 1st Place Stanford 873
• Last Place Small College USA 1,598,139
• 51 Sites Below that Rank
• Isolated Sites Ranked in the Top 100,000
• 269 Library Websites
• Categorized Top Page Strategy
• Browse Search
• 20012005 archive.org

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Site Strategies

• Browse Strategies
• Grid
• Cascade
• Frame
• Radial

• Search Strategies
• No Search Box
• Catalog Search Box
• Site Search Box
• Combination Site Catalog Search

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Browse Strategies

• Grid
• Frame

• Cascade
• Radial

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2006 Results
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Browse Strategy Trends
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Browse Strategy Trends
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Search Strategy Trends
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Search Strategy Trends
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Findings

• Browse
• Grid Cascade are dominant
• Grid shows momentum
• Radial needs a miracle

• Search
• Site Catalog search strong increase in 2006
• No Search Strategy probably wont last

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Questions?